HERMES - Lot 297

HERMES Marqueterie de pierres dures" model, created in 1989 Suite of 8 porcelain cups and saucers Original pouches and box of the house Extract from the Hermès catalog: "This porcelain collection is inspired by marble marquetry as it was practiced in 16th-century Florence: an original creation, its decoration features, in trompe-l'oeil form, hard stones such as lapis lazuli, jade, silicified wood, amber and agate. No fewer than twenty-three colors are required to compose the wide variety of motifs, which intermingle flowers, birds, fans and pearl necklaces. Over and above the refinement of a timeless dinner service, it is these veritable pictorial ensembles that have made the "Marqueterie" service famous since its creation.